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Lucy Farrell
We are only Sound
Released 21 Apr 2023
Lucy Farrell
‘We are only Sound’ is the long-awaited debut album from Lucy Farrell. Odd, unconventional melodies, poetic, sophisticated song-writing and the bewitching clarity of Kent-born, Canada-based Lucy Farrell’s voice are made elegant with sparse, careful accompaniment on tenor guitar and occasionally viola, carving out a unique niche for an artist at the forefront of contemporary English folk music.
“The feel of the album, well, it’s about being at home and working stuff out - relationship stuff, and then working out being a mum. This is how I work through my feelings and wonderings, in songs. And there’s quite a lot of wonderings in them, not answers.”
Finding an international audience among artists like Julia Jacklin, Emily Portman, The Weather Station, The Unthanks and Eliza Carthy, the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner Lucy Farrell is not only awarded as a renowned composer and singer, but also as viola/fiddle/tenor guitar-player. Her work as a band member and collaborator with such artists and projects as Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band; Gluepot; Modern Fairies; The Furrow Collective; Carthy, Oates, Farrell & Young; and her duo work with Andrew Waite and Jonny Kearney, respectively has meant releasing a collection of her distinctive solo work has had to wait – until now.
“Maybe people have mostly heard me do traditional songs but this album is all things I’ve written. These songs are influenced by tradition, and then of course my love of songwriters generally - Adrianne Lenker, Kate Bush and Richard Thompson.”
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- Signed CD or LP (Sea Blue or Black)
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Tracklist
- Paperthin•
- Snows blowing wild•
- Keep on•
- Suddenly (woken by alarms)•
- Never enough•
- Sit down•
- But for you•
- Edwyn lullaby•
- Sacrifice•
- Safe in the open•
- We are only Sound
Credits
- Lucy Farrell vocals, tenor guitar, viola
- Kris Drever vocals, acoustic, electric and bass guitars, synth
- Thomas Lenthall vocals, piano, synth
- Ben Nicholls electric and double bass
- Neil McSweeney electric bass
- Andy Bell synth, percussion
- Richard Warren electric guitar on we are only sound
- Laurence Hunt percussion on we are only sound
- Andy Bell recorded, mixed and produced
- Euan Burton additional recording
- Sam Proctor mastering
- Josie Oakley photographs
- Robin Beatty design
